Anomalous stress field and active breaching at relay ramps: A field example from Gediz Graben, SW Turkey

Geological Magazine

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 687-699

  Çiftçi, N Bozkurt ^a   Bozkurt, Erdin ^b  

^a Türkiye Petrolleri AO TPAO   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Continental extension; Gediz Garben; Normal faulting; Palaeostress; Relay ramp; Southwest Turkey

Indexed keywords

STRESSES;

CONTINENTAL EXTENSION; GEDIZ GARBEN; NORMAL FAULTING; PALAEOSTRESS; RELAY RAMPS; SOUTHWEST TURKEY;

FAULT SLIPS;

EXTENSION; FAULTING; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOSTRESS; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; GEDIZ BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 34447298063     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807003500     Document Type: Article

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